Late News

Rip It Up, Issue 72, 1 July 1983, Page 34

Late News

Lower Hutt.

DD Smash arc lecording with harles Fisher from July i9jsin) Sydney. Marginal Era debut single This Heaven' due for release August. Recorded at Mandrill and released on Reaction records. B-side is Best Thing' and instrumental mix of This Heaven'. Look out for a tour late August. New Bob Dylan album, produced by Mark Knopfler currently being mixed in New York. Main rhythm section for the LP was the übiquitous Sly and Robbie who have since returned to Jamaica to produce albums by Toots Hibbert and Black Uhuru ... dynamic duo Wham! will be

popping in on NZ for. a promotional tour in August ... Bow Wow Wow have cancelled dates on their US tour when guitarist Matthew Ashman broke a couple of bones in his hand in a fall off the stage ... new Bunnymen touring lineup includes an extra percussionist, guitarist, cellist and violinist. New single is 'Never Stop' ... release of new Madness single has been held up by the disappearance of keyboardist Mike Barson, last seen setting off to holiday in Europe with his wife ... the Police are to play unannounced UK dates under an alias to warm up for their forthcoming world trek ... meanwhile, the planned Who world tour is off, seemingly because nobody could be bothered organising it ... Paul Weller turned up at a recent Curtis Mayfield concert and was asked to join Mayfield on . stage for a version of 'Move On Up'. He shyly declined and instead watched from the audience ... drummer Mel Gaynor has been confirmed as a permanent member of Simple

Minds ... Phil Collins will play on and produce the new Adam Ant single. Records: Wham! Fantastic LP ; singles, Yazoo "You and Me Both', John Foxx 'Endlessly' (double 7" or 12"), Creatures 'Right Now' (an old Mel Torme tune, featuring 3-piece horn section) and the fabulously named Fabulously Wealthy Tarts 'The Last Time'. The Royalesl have | new single 'Faster'/'No One Loves Ja“| Loser' (produced by Graham Brazier) ... Steve Roach, last of the Squirm, has a 45 min solo cassette out soon ... Martial Law are Keith Dion (ex Tomorrows ' Parties, guitar), Tones Dugan (ex Visitors, bass, vocals), Phil Stick (ex Stranger Upstairs, drums), Jay F'Bula (percussion, vocals), David Marshall (ex Lip Service etc, guitar, vocals). Rick Bryant has put together a soul band to play on the Neighbours' nights off. Regular lineup will be Bryant (vocals, sax), Alastair Dougal (bass), Andrew Langsford (guitar) and Tim Robinson (drums). Saxophonists Mike Croft, David Bowater and Chris Green will guest and the band is looking for a trombonist. The second Wellington final ‘of the Battle of the Bands takes place on Sunday August 21 at the

Horticultural Hall,